Lucien Clergue

(French, 1934–2014)

Lucien Clergue was a pioneering French photographer who devoted his career to elevating photography to a high art, on par with the leading artistic medium of his day, painting. He is best known for his black-and-white portraits of Pablo Picasso, immortalized in his photobook Picasso My Friend (1993). The Spanish painter was an early advocate of Clergue’s artistic practice, and they would maintain a lifelong friendship and collaboration. Clergue’s work encompassed landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, with his studies of the female nude generating particular acclaim. He was born on August 14, 1934 in Arles, France, where he founded Les Recontres de la Photographie d’Arles, an international festival of photography, in 1969. Clergue achieved widespread critical recognition for his work after it was exhibited in 1961 at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, where Edward Steichen gave the artist his first solo show at the museum. In 2006, he was the first photographer to be elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, where he served as president during 2013. Clergue died on November 15, 2014 in Nîmes, France at the age of 80.

Lucien Clergue Artworks

Lucien Clergue (1,807 results)

Nude on a Ledge, 1977

Lucien Clergue

Nude on a Ledge, 1977

Sale Date: May 18, 2023

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Untitled (Arles), 1960–1969

Lucien Clergue

Untitled (Arles), 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 6, 2023

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Nude (Sam Wagstaff Apartment), Fifth Avenue, , 1976

Lucien Clergue

Nude (Sam Wagstaff Apartment), Fifth Avenue, , 1976

Sale Date: June 9, 2023

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Scene from movie

Lucien Clergue

Scene from movie "The Testament of Orpheus, 1959

Sale Date: May 10, 2023

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Untitled (Nude in waves,) Greetings card, 1967, 1967

Lucien Clergue

Untitled (Nude in waves,) Greetings card, 1967, 1967

Sale Date: May 2, 2023

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Nu Zèbre, New York, 1997, 1997

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Nu Zèbre, New York, 1997, 1997

Sale Date: May 2, 2023

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Portfolio

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Portfolio "Le Taureau" - Poème de René Char, , 2000

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Portfolio

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Portfolio "La Grande Récréation", 1996, 1996

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Nu au rocher, ca, 1990

Lucien Clergue

Nu au rocher, ca, 1990

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Trois nus, ca, 1990

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Trois nus, ca, 1990

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Nus, ca, 1980

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Nus, ca, 1980

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Twinka on Pebble Beach, 1975, 1975

Lucien Clergue

Twinka on Pebble Beach, 1975, 1975

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Nu, 1966, 1966

Lucien Clergue

Nu, 1966, 1966

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Rêve de Coqs de la série des Surimpressions, 2002

Lucien Clergue

Rêve de Coqs de la série des Surimpressions, 2002

Sale Date: April 1, 2023

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Trio de Saltimbanques, Arles, 1955

Lucien Clergue

Trio de Saltimbanques, Arles, 1955

Sale Date: April 1, 2023

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Christian Nimeño II, place les..., 1961–1980

Lucien Clergue

Christian Nimeño II, place les..., 1961–1980

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Nu de la plage, Camargue, 1962

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Nu de la plage, Camargue, 1962

Sale Date: March 23, 2023

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Une manoletina de Pedrès à Mont de Marsan..., 1963

Lucien Clergue

Une manoletina de Pedrès à Mont de Marsan..., 1963

Sale Date: March 23, 2023

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Yuccas, White Sands, 1985, 1985

Lucien Clergue

Yuccas, White Sands, 1985, 1985

Sale Date: March 16, 2023

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Untitled (Nude), 2005, 2005

Lucien Clergue

Untitled (Nude), 2005, 2005

Sale Date: March 16, 2023

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Scene from movie

Lucien Clergue

Scene from movie "The Testament of Orpheus, 1959

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Selected studies 9, 1968–1970

Lucien Clergue

Selected studies 9, 1968–1970

Sale Date: February 22, 2023

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Nu de la mer, 1962

Lucien Clergue

Nu de la mer, 1962

Sale Date: February 8, 2023

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Nu Aux Baux, 1984

Lucien Clergue

Nu Aux Baux, 1984

Sale Date: February 8, 2023

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